The International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) call upon all parties to the conflict in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon to uphold international human rights and international humanitarian law and cease all attacks on civilians without delay. The crisis destabilizing the English speaking parts of Cameroon has taken a […]
No fewer than 326 Cameroonian refugees are undergoing various skills acquisition programmes at various settlements in Cross River, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Cameroonian refugees, drawn from different camps across the state, are being trained in Information and Communication Technology, pastries and catering, aluminum work, tailoring and fashion design, among others. Speaking […]
Elizabeth Warren, who electrified progressives with her “plan for everything” and strong message of economic populism, on Thursday told her staff she was dropping out of the Democratic presidential race. The exit came days after the onetime front-runner couldn’t win a single Super Tuesday state, not even her own. “I want to start with the […]
World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across Europe and in the United States where medical workers sounded warnings over a “disturbing” lack of hospital preparedness. Global markets tumbled again over concerns about the impact on the economy and as countries took more drastic […]
Fresh clashes between Cameroon’s military and separatists have left at least 16 people dead since Sunday, including women and children. The military said one of the attacks in the northwestern village of Babanki was provoked by rebels, who beheaded a soldier dispatched to protect civilians. But Babanki villagers who fled to safety blame both the rebels […]
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not stand for re-election in October, ending speculation about his political future ahead of a highly-anticipated vote. Ouattara had previously said he would run if his longtime political rivals were candidates, defying opponents who say the constitution does not give him the right to seek a third term. But he declared […]
As more and more civilians have been killed by the Cameroon government of Paul Biya, absentee president for 37 years, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has largely been silent. Inner City Press was informed by sources in Guterres’ own 38th floor office that Guterres had made a deal with Biya’s UN Ambassador Tommo Monthe as […]
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City mayor, who had his 2020 hopes on the Super Tuesday states and drained more than $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign. […]
Video shows Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo perform “foot shake.” When OPEC ministers descend on Vienna to decide oil production policy, their meetings are usually accompanied by displays of brotherhood between the men in charge of a third of global crude supplies. This time, as the world battles a […]
